Obituary of William C. Clemens

William C. Clemens, 80, husband of Yoneko Y. Clemens, died Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at McElveen Manor. Born in Minneapolis, MN, he was a son of the late Ernest Clemens and Eleanor Pettygrew Clemens. Mr. Clemens was a retired U. S. Air Force Technical Sergeant and a veteran of the Korean War. He was an avid hunter and fisherman. His specialties were dove, duck and deer hunting and striper fishing. Surviving are his wife of Sumter; one son, Richard Clemens (Lenora) of Manning; two daughters, Mary Byrley (Frankie) of Myrtle Beach and Doris Bledsoe (David) of Sumter; one granddaughter, Lisa Ivey; one grandson, David Allen Bledsoe; two great-grandchildren, Kiara and Kyran Ivey-Phillips; one brother, Ernie; two sisters, Sally and Erna Jeanne. Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M. Friday at The Church of the Holy Cross at Stateburg with Rev. Michael Ridgill officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery with full military honors. The family will receive friends from 1 to 2 P.M. Friday at The Church of the Holy Cross. On-line condolences may be sent to www.sumterfunerals.com Elmore Hill McCreight Funeral Home & Crematory, 221 Broad Street, Sumter, is in charge of the arrangements (803) 775-9386.